An experienced nurse has accepted a new role in administration. Supervisors can best support this transition by assisting the nurse to
a. learn the unspoken rules of the new role.
b. manage time and other people effectively.
c. obtain education regarding the new job.
d. redefine the nurse's professional identity.
D
A nurse changing roles would be expected to experience resocialization, in which the nurse needs to redefine his or her professional identity to fit the new role. Administrative support in adapting to the new role via socialization is crucial to a successful transition.
Learning the unspoken rules of the new role might be important depending on the organizational culture in which the nurse has taken an administrative role, but it would not be the best choice.
Managing time and other people effectively is not the best choice because there is no information here suggesting that part of the new role includes directly managing others.
Obtaining information about the new job would be important, but it would not be the best choice.
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